Left with few alternatives as insulin prices continue trending up, some U.S. diabetics have opted to buy insulin in Canada, where the drug can be 90 percent cheaper, according to a Kaiser Health News and PBS NewsHour report. The report follows a Canada-bound caravan of individuals seeking cheaper […]
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Uncertainty Abound on ACA Mandate
The fate of the Affordable Care Act's health care mandate remains uncertain after a hearing Tuesday in which a panel of federal appeals court judges listened to oral arguments on the rule's constitutionality, the New York Times reports. It remains unclear, according to the report, what scrapping […]
ICER Announces Candidates for Assessments in 2020
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) on Tuesday, July 9, announced its preliminary list of candidates for reviews in 2020. According to a press release, the following drugs are among the possible targets for review:Luspatercept, Acceleron Pharma; Zynteglo, bluebird […]
Opinion: Cut Prices to Boost Medication Adherence
Bringing down the cost of medicines in the U.S. to a more widely-affordable range could boost adherence to medication, Peter Pitts, former Food and Drug Administration associate commissioner, writes in a column published on the Washington Times. Pitts writes that some 125,000 Americans are likely […]
Judge Blocks Trump’s Rule on Drug Prices in DTC Ads
A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration's rule requiring pharmaceutical companies include a drug's list price in television ads, STAT reports. The decision argues Health and Human Services (HHS) had insufficient authority to force drugmakers to disclose list prices in TV ads, and […]
Hearing Today on ACA’s Constitutionality
A hearing today, July 9, at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans could decide whether a federal judge's ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional will stick. According to a Kaiser Health News report, the hearing is poised for the Supreme Court, and could play a key role in […]
Report: Widespread Inaccuracies in Medicare Advantage Plan Directories
A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) audit and other researchers have found widespread inaccuracies in Medicare Advantage plan directories, according to a recent article by Austin Frakt published on the New York Times. According to the article, CMS, which oversees the […]
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Trump Vows Executive Action on Drug Prices
As part of his plan to reduce drug prices, President Donald Trump last week announced his administration would issue an executive order that he said would cap the U.S.'s payments for drugs, STAT reports. "Why should other nations — like Canada — but why should other nations pay much less than us?" […]
Lawmakers Working Toward Bipartisan Solution to Health Costs
U.S. policymakers are reaching across the aisle in an effort to come to a bipartisan solution to lower health care costs, the Associated Press reports. Legislators are looking at a number of issues, including surprise medical bills, high drug prices and prescription copays for Medicare […]
